News Release

FULTON — Area girls in their senior year of high school are welcome to apply for Distinguished Young Women competitions.

Girls in public or private schools or who are homeschooled may enter the contests in their respective counties or the counties in which they attend school, including Fulton, Pulaski and Cass.

Participants may earn scholarship money through the DYW competitions. Those contests include talent, fitness, interview and other components.

In a press release, DYW leadership noted that by participating girls may “build (their) confidence … (gain) life skill training that increases overall success (and meet) seniors from seven other area schools” among other things.

Girls may sign up by visiting www.distinguishedyw.org.

Category prep and life skill sessions are 1:45-4:30 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 25, Sept. 15 and 29, Oct. 13 and Nov. 3 and 17 at Caston High School. The Cass County competition is Saturday, Nov. 23, and the Fulton and Pulaski competitions are Sunday, Nov. 24, all at Caston.